Josh O'Connor
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Joshua Mathias O'Connor (born May 20, 1990) is a British actor. After training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, he had supporting roles in television series such as Doctor Who in 2013 and Peaky Blinders in 2014. He had his breakthrough playing the lead role of a sheep farmer in Francis Lee's romantic drama God's Own Country (2017), for which he won a British Independent Film Award. For portraying a young Charles III in the Netflix drama series The Crown (2019–2020), O'Connor won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. He has since starred in the period dramas Emma (2020) and La Chimera (2023) as well as Luca Guadagnino's Challengers (2024) and Rian Johnson's Wake Up Dead Man (2025).
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Disclosure Day (2026)
as Dr. Daniel Kellner
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Challengers (2024)
as Patrick Zweig
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
as Fr. Jud Duplenticy
Cinderella (2015)
as Ballroom Palace Guard
Lee (2024)
as Antony Penrose
Emma. (2020)
as Mr. Elton
God's Own Country (2017)
as Johnny Saxby
The History of Sound (2025)
as David White
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
as Donaghy
Mothering Sunday (2021)
as Paul Sheringham
The Mastermind (2025)
as James Blaine Mooney
Rebuilding (2025)
as Dusty
La Chimera (2023)
as Arthur
Hope Gap (2019)
as Jamie
The Riot Club (2014)
as Ed Montgomery
The Program (2015)
as Rich
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2021)
as Romeo
Dark Matter (—)
as Jack
FULL DISCLOSURE: THE REALITY BEHIND SPIELBERG'S DISCLOSURE DAY (2026)
as Himself
Encountering the Unknown: Inside DISCLOSURE DAY (2026)
as Self
Three Incestuous Sisters (—)
as Paris
National Theatre Live: Golden Boy (2026)
as Joe Bonaparte
Jack of Spades (—)
as Jasper
Only You (2019)
as Jake
Best Man (2016)
as Donald
The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead (2012)
as Zombie
Jean Cocteau (2024)
as Narrator (voice)
The Colour of His Hair (2017)
as Peter
Aisha (2022)
as Conor Healy
Boys on Film 18: Heroes (2018)
as Peter (segment "The Colour Of His Hair")
Bonus Track (2024)
as Jonno
Bridgend (2015)
as Jamie
The Wipers Times (2013)
as Dodd
The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year (2020)
as Self
The Magnificent Eleven (2013)
as Andy
Holding on for a Good Time (2015)
as Charlie
Hide and Seek (2014)
as Max